Iceland And Gabon : Unique Countries With Different Statuses

Global population; it’s what has been mystifying and engaging our human geographers for centuries. In fact, the various stages of the demographic transition have shown what the population is acting as now, and how it will change in the future. Starting right here in the United States, we are having a very successful time maintaining a small growth population. Our 1.83 child per woman ratio is slightly below the zero growth 2.03, but our population continues to grow because of our governmental decision to approve immigration into the country. Because of this vital decision, it allows our population to continually grow. Now, back to the demographic transition stages. The United States is currently in Stage 4 along with many other Developed European

Three demographic indicators of development include, but are not limited to natural increase rate, education level, and infant mortality rate. Natural increase helps determine the level of development of a country because if there is a positive increase rate, it shows that people are living to a reasonable age and children are being born and surviving. Education level determines the future of the country’s economy because if people are more educated the country’s economy most likely will become better. Infant mortality rate helps to determine the level of development in a country because it gives a good representation of the state of the medical facilities in the country and the mother’s need to have multiple children.

Thesis: The topic of human population growth is an important issue due to its impacts upon people in developing countries, economics, religion, food production, and the environment; without any limitations, population growth can lead to negative consequences, such as famine and environmental destruction, or even positive outcomes, such as potential economic growth.

Have you ever wondered why some country's population is not as large as others, or why some are increasing while others are decreasing? The population growth rate definitely affects communities in an area. It is a measurement that combines both natural increase rate and net migration rate to calculate the total population increase of

In the Central African Republic, the infant mortality rate is 107 per 1,000(6). That means that an infant born in Norway has a 10 per cent higher chance of survival than an infant born in the Central African Republic. Even in the first few days after birth, inequalities exist between the lives of infants born in developed countries and the lives of infants born in underdeveloped countries. Furthermore, the life expectancy at birth of a child born in Norway is 81.1 (5) years, whereas in the Central African Republic, the life expectancy at birth is 48.4 years (5). Again, inequalities exist between the infants born in developed countries and the infants born in developed countries. Although the Central African Republic has a high rate of infant mortality as well as a high death rate - 17.6 per 1,000 in the years 2005-2010(7), it also has a very high birth rate - 35.6 per 1,000 in the years 2005-2010 (8). This has lead to a very high population, which puts a huge strain on the resources of the country. Norway on the other hand, has a much steadier population, with a low birth rate - 12.6 per 1,000 in the years 2005-2010 (8) - but also a low death rate - 8.8 per 1,000 in the years 2005-2010 (7). The population is controlled and their are enough resources to serve the entire population. It is for this reason that Norwegians generally receive an average of 12.6 years of schooling (5). Contrast this with the Central African Republic, where citizens there

Key to growth - Huge population growth caused by long life expectancy good health - more than high fertility

To a great extent a healthy population is tantamount to a better economic development, not only for Haiti, but also for any nations. First, Acemoglu and Robinson, (2012) suggest that a healthy population improves productivity of a country in a

The three Countries I chose to talk about are, Afghanistan , China, And United States. I chose these places because they are in different regions of the world, with different development levels and population. Taking a look at the PRB I’ve noticed some great differences between these countries. Afghanistan has a high and stable birth rates, but its still low in population compared to the other countries, this is due to a high mortality rate of infants along with, 45% of its population under the age of 15 and 2% of the age of 65. I believe this to be a result of lack of resources and medicines of this low developed country, putting it in the second stage of demographic transition.

Some demographers believe that the demographic transition will happen to countries everywhere. With urbanization and modernization, they claim rates of natural increase will naturally fall. This is needed most, of course, in much of Asia, Africa, and Latin America where there is great poverty and rapid population growth. Most of the developed world has gone through the transition, and population in the wealthier countries is nearly stable. Detractors of this argument point out that those poorer countries today are very different from the wealthy ones during their early stages of economic growth. They also say the political and economic environment today also work to the disadvantage of the poor

The fertility rate of a country measures the average number of children capable of being born per woman. The rate gives an idea of the future growing or declining population trend. For Liberia the number stands at 4.7 children born per woman. The number is an indication that the population is growing and increasingly becoming younger. As stated earlier, people under the age of 14 comprises over 40% of the total population, which coincides with the younger growing trend predicted by the fertility

It was the fastest growing African economy in 2007 and 2008. Growth has decelerated a little in 2012 to 7% and it is projected to be 6.5% in the future, which reflects a weaker external demand and an increasingly constrained environment for private sector activity. Ethiopia is the second-most populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa; its population is 96.5 million, and it has a population growth rate of 2.5% (in 2014.) Despite Ethiopia’s fast growth in recent years, the UN estimates the GDP of Ethiopia to be US$47,524,728,957.2, and the GDP per capita to be $357 (as of 2011.) That’s one of the lowest GDP per capita in the world, and the country’s per capita income is $550, which is considerably lower than the regional average. However, national life expectancy improved significantly in recent years. The life expectancy of men is reported to be 56 years and for women 60 years. The economy faces a number of serious structural problems, many of which regard government corruption and failure to take advantage of natural

20. Population growth impacts on resources case study: select two contrasting nations, one experiencing rapid population growth and one experiencing steady growth. How do each of these growth patterns impact resource use and allocation? How do LEDC vs. MEDC countries deal with resource shortages

Eritrea’s independence caused Ethiopia to become land-locked after losing access to two ports, Mitsiwa and Assab, and the Red Sea coast. This loss of port and coast access forced Ethiopian people and its associated cultures to interact with and depend on neighboring countries like Djibouti (Shah, 2000). After losing access to the Red Sea coast and end of the 1998-2000 war with Eritrea, the port of Djibouti increased almost 400 % fueling economic growth and stability for Djibouti.

The questions are raised as what and how the wealth is distributed or allocated among societies. Countries with similar average incomes can differ substantially when it comes to people’s quality of life such as social justice, access to education and health care, job opportunities, availability of clean air and safe drinking water, the threat of crime, freedom of speech, life expectancy, birth-death control, identity, culture, conservation, equal opportunities, environmental change. Development is important as it covers a wide range process involving cultural, economic, environmental, political, social and technological change of a country. Regarding goals and means of development, recent United Nations documents emphasize on human development measured by life expectancy, adult literacy, access to all three levels of education as well as people‘s average income which is a necessary condition of their freedom of choice. In other words, human development incorporates all aspects of individuals’ well -being from their health status to their economic and political freedom. The Human Development Report 1996 of UNDP focuses on development as the end and economic growth a

happen in the world, many develop countries don’t have large population, and most of these